In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
STRIDDLE
Etymology
Verb
striddle (third-person singular simple present striddles, present participle striddling, simple past and past participle striddled)
(dialectal, Scotland, Northern England) To straddle. [from mid-15th c.]
Anagrams
• tiddlers
Source: Wiktionary
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